Sarah El-Mahmoud
The Background: Sarah El-Mahmoud has been with CinemaBlend since 2018, starting as a freelancer shortly after graduating from Cal State Fullerton with a degree in Journalism. In college, she was the Managing Editor of the award-winning college paper, The Daily Titan where she specialized in writing/editing long-form features, profiles and arts & entertainment coverage, including her first run-in with movie reporting, with a phone interview with Guillermo del Toro for Best Picture winner, The Shape of Water.
What She's Into: Sarah is CinemaBlend's resident YA enthusiast, often bringing her lifetime love of books and the stories behind their often contentious adaptations to the site. Deeply into when music and movies intersect, from knowing the hype musical tracks of Mamma Mia!, beautiful scores of Michael Giacchino and yes, the absolute banger Twilight soundtrack way too well. She is also passionate about highlighting and interviewing voices within the industry to help open the door for Hollywood to better represent the world through movies and television. Horror, she really loves horror movies. The world of animation as well... OK don't make her pick one genre.
What She's Excited About Right Now: The continued resurgence of horror and musicals. The next Hunger Games movie, Mike Flanagan's upcoming shows, the Wicked movies and the final Spider-Verse animated film.
Latest articles by Sarah El-Mahmoud
The Sweet Way Ryan Reynolds Put The Fake Feud Aside To Celebrate Hugh Jackman's Birthday
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Happy 56th Birthday to our Wolverine!
‘It’s Crazy’: Connie Nielsen Gets Honest About Wonder Woman 3 Being Scrapped By DC
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
The actress played the DCEU's queen of Themyscira.
Anna Kendrick Gives Hopeful Update About Pitch Perfect 4
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Will the Barden Bellas sing again?
Dan Aykroyd Explains Why Saturday Night Is 'A Stand-Alone Masterpiece’
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
What a vote of confidence!
Prey's Naru And Other Great Characters From Indigenous Communities
By Sarah El-Mahmoud last updated
Over the years (especially recently), there's been more characters played by and representing people from indigenous communities across many genres of movies and TV.
We Got Our First Look At Freakier Friday And Its Release Date, And I'm Freaking Out
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Lohan and Curtis are back!
Gremlins’ Producers Talk George Takei Being On Board For Season 2’s Main Villain, And Awesome Homage To Gremlins 2
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Exclusives Oh, my!
Piece By Piece Review: Pharrell Williams’ LEGO Movie Is A Vivid, Playful Take On A Documentary That’s Little Too Plastic
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
A LEGO music documentary now exists.
Ella Purnell Revealed The One 'Habit' From Fallout That's Impacted Her Daily Life, And It’s Adorable
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Okey dokey!
Nearly A Decade After Dylan O’Brien Was Injured On The Maze Runner Set, He Revealed Lessons He Learned From The Ordeal: ‘It Was A Life-Changing Incident’
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Dylan O'Brien was injured in 2016 on The Death Cure.
‘We Owe That To Steven Spielberg’: Joe Dante Tells Us How The Original Gremlins Could Have Been A Much Different Film
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Exclusives A beloved '80s icon was born in Gremlins.
After Billie Eilish Was Outed On A Red Carpet, She Shares Blunt Thoughts On Talking About Her Sexuality Going Forward
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
You'll have to guess.
An Underrated 2024 Movie With 96% On Rotten Tomatoes Is Now Streaming On Peacock, And I Already Have Oscar Hopes
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
This movie had me empathizing hard for a middle school boy.
The Apprentice’s Jeremy Strong And Sebastian Stan Explain Why The Movie Isn’t Political, Despite Trump Character
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
"I'm not telling you how to vote."
The Original Wicked Was Noted For Tension Between The Two Leads Offstage. How 'F---ing Champions' Ariana Grande And Cynthia Erivo Avoided The Same Narrative
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
They have been changed for good.
Ming-Na Wen Tells Us What She Learned Voicing Mulan That Still Helps Her On Gremlins: The Wild Batch
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Exclusives She's a Disney Princess and voice over queen!
Joe Jonas Had A Snarky (But Really Flipping Funny) Comment For A Fan With A Viral TikTok 'Plan' To Date Him
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
She'll remember this until the year 3000.
The Running Man Remake Finally Has A Release Date, But I'm More Excited About The Mandalorian Star Joining Glen Powell
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
I already want to book it to my nearest theater.
I Have An Idea For Which Emotion Should Be Introduced In Inside Out 3, And I Need To Talk About It
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
I'm ready for Riley to catch the love bug.
32 Iconic Quotes From Disney Villains
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Meet your friends from the other side.
Reacher’s Alan Ritchson Will Continue Bringing Books To The Screen With A Nicholas Sparks Project, And He Tells The Sweet Story Behind How The Notebook Inspired Him To Join
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Put aside some tissues for this one.
Emily Blunt Finally Let Her Daughters Watch The Devil Wears Prada, And They Did Not Hold Back In Their Blunt Assessment Of Their Dear Mum
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Daughters are like their mothers... as they say.
Sydney Sweeney Is Famously Private About Her Fiancé, But She Just Set The Record Straight About Rumors Regarding Their Finances
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
"We're teammates."
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